Safety glove

Abstract

A safety glove that is configured to be worn on the hand of a user wherein the glove of the present invention includes a plurality of message areas that are operable to display safety and/or warning messages to the user of the safety glove. The present invention includes a body that has a front side and a rear side having a plurality of message areas thereon. At least one message area is configured to display an electronic message received by a transceiver operably coupled thereto. The transceiver is communicably coupled to a controller operable to program messages and transmit thereto. The additional message areas are configured in a first embodiment and a second embodiment. A first embodiment provides a permanent display of a safety message wherein a second embodiment is configured to provide releasable securing of the safety message so as to facilitate changing thereof.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A safety glove configured to display safety and warning messages to a wearer wherein the safety glove comprises:
 a body, said body having a palm area, phalangeal members and a cuff member integrally formed and operable to receive a human hand therein, said body having a front side and a rear side, said body having an exterior surface;   a first message area, said first message area being present on said exterior surface of said body, said first message area having indicia therein wherein the indicia is configured to display a safety message to the wearer, said first message area having a first embodiment and a second embodiment;   a second message area, said second message area being formed on said exterior surface of said body, said second message area configured to provide an illuminated safety message to the wearer, said illuminated safety message operable to be altered and display an alternate safety message.   
     
     
         2 . The safety glove configured to display safety and warning messages to the wearer as recited in  claim 1 , and further including a transceiver, said transceiver being mounted within said body, said transceiver being operably coupled to said second message area, said transceiver having electronics to receive, store, manipulate and transmit data. 
     
     
         3 . The safety glove configured to display safety and warning messages to the wearer as recited in  claim 2 , wherein said first embodiment of said first message area the safety message is permanently displayed on said body. 
     
     
         4 . The safety glove configured to display safety and warning messages to the wearer as recited in  claim 3 , wherein said second embodiment of said first message area the safety message is configured to be releasably secured to said exterior surface of said body. 
     
     
         5 . The safety glove configured to display safety and warning messages to the wearer as recited in  claim 4 , and further including a controller, said controller being communicably coupled to said transceiver, said controller operable to transmit the safety message and the warning message to the transceiver for display on said second message area. 
     
     
         6 . The safety glove configured to display safety and warning messages to the wearer as recited in  claim 5 , wherein the second message area provides an illuminated safety message utilizing a technique selected from one of the following: illuminated threads or a flexible LED panel. 
     
     
         7 . The safety glove configured to display safety and warning messages to the wearer as recited in  claim 6 , and further including at least one additional message area, wherein the at least one additional message area is configured to have either a permanent or releasably secured safety message. 
     
     
         8 . The safety glove configured to display safety and warning messages to the wearer as recited in  claim 7 , wherein the second message area is located on the rear side of said body. 
     
     
         9 . The safety glove configured to display safety and warning messages to the wearer as recited in  claim 8 , and further including a power supply, said power supply being disposed in said body, said power supply operably coupled to said second message area and said transceiver. 
     
     
         10 . The safety glove configured to display safety and warning messages to the wearer as recited in  claim 9 , wherein the safety message can be displayed on either the front side of said body or the rear side of said body.